Research Article
The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Is Associated with Active Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis
Table 2
Demographical and clinical characteristics of patients with UC.
| Clinical characteristics of UC patients | | % | TRPV1 expression median (range) | |
| Gender | Male | 17 | 50 | 10.53 (7.86–18.57) | 0.94 | Female | 17 | 50 | 10.73 (7.82–17.57) | Age at diagnosis | <40 | 25 | 73.52 | 10.90 (7.82–13.29) | 0.02 | >40 | 8 | 23.52 | 9.82 (8.18–11.37) | Extraintestinal manifestations | Present | 33 | 62.3 | 10.33 (7.83–18.57) | 0.18 | Absent | 20 | 37.7 | 10.93 (7.82–13.29) | Extent of disease | Left colitis (E2) and distal colitis (E1) | 15 | 45.5 | 10.73 (8.47–1.39) | 0.91 | Extensive colitis (E3) | 18 | 54.5 | 10.65 (7.82–13.29) | Years of evolution | <3 | 18 | 54.5 | 10.65 (8.47–13.29) | 1.00 | >3 | 15 | 45.5 | 10.90 (7.82–12.39) | Clinical course of disease | Nonrelapsing disease | 14 | 42.4 | 10.33 (7.82–13.29) | 0.07 | Relapsing disease | 19 | 57.6 | 10.90 (8.18–12.74) |
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Extent of disease is presented according to Montreal classification for disease extent in patients with ulcerative colitis (Satsangi J. 2006). |